Traveler&#39;s brush.



No. 723,365. 4 PATENTEDMAR. 24, 1903. W. L. CHENEY.

TRAVELERS BRUSH.-

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 19oz.

H0 MODEL.

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' invented a new and useful Improvement in UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TO BENJAMIN HOWARD WARREN,

OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRAVELERS BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,365, dated. March24, 1903.

Application filed October 6 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER L. CHENEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at 26 Griswold street, Meriden, Connecticut; have TravelersBrushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brushes to be used as blacking-daubers, forshaving, or for other purposes, and provides convenient means ofinclosing them when not in use, so as to prevent their soiling otherarticles packed with them.

.In the accompanying drawings, Figures I and II are sectional views ofmy device in its open and closed positions, respectively. Fig. III is apartial elevation showing a modification.

1 designates a wire or rod bent at 11, 12, 13, and 14 and headed at 15.Swiveled at one end of the rod is a cap 2, having an internal thread 21.Transversely pivoted at the other end of the rod is a brush 3, the shell31- of which is recessed at 32 to receive the head 15. A case 4 of aninternal diameter corresponding to the external diameter of the shell 31is pivotally and longitudinally movable on the rod 1 by reason of theslot 41 in the tube. Both the open and the closed ends of the tube 4 arethreadedat 42 and 43 to engage with the thread 21 of the cap 2.

Boththe construction and operation of my device will be readilyunderstood from an inspection of the drawings. It is obvious that therod 1 is bent at 14 after the cap 2 is in situ; also, that the case 4and brush'3 are positioned before the head 15 is made on the other endof the rod, an aperture 44 having been made in the case4 opposite'theslot 41 for this purpose. It will be seen that when the brush is open,as shown in Fig. I, the case 4 and rod 1 form a convenient handletherefor Serial No. 126,065. (No model.)

and that the brush is held stiffly in position. By unscrewing the cap 2from the case 4both the case and the brush may be turned on the 45 rod1, the case moved longitudinally thereon,

and the cap screwed onto the open end of the case, as shown in Figll.

In Fig. III of the drawings I have shown the cap 2 and the case 4 asprovided with short screw-threads in the form of the wellknownbayonet-joint. This is, of course, an old equivalent for the fullthreads shown in the earlier figures.

It is obvious that any sort of engagement that serves to securely holdeither end of the casein the cap is within the purview of my invention.

What I claim is 1. An incased brush compris'ingabrush portion, a rod onwhich said portion is trans versely pivoted, a case adapted tobothpivotal and longitudinal motion on said rod and means for maintainingsaid brush portion and said case in both their operative and closedpositions.

2. An incased brush comprising a brush portion, a bent rod at one end ofwhich said portion is transversely pivoted, a case adapted to bothpivotal and longitudinal motion on said rod and a cap at the other endof said rod and adapted to engage with either end of said case.

3. An incased brush comprising a brush portion, a bent rod at one end ofwhich said por tion is transversely pivoted, a case adapted to bothpivotal and longitudinal motion on said rod and a cap pivotally attachedat the other end of said rod and adapted to rotata bly engage witheither end of said case.

WALTER L. CHENEY.

Witnesses:

J. R. BROUGHTON, CHAS. L. WATSON.

